Adjustable nail clipper

ABSTRACT

An adjustable nail clipper supports a foot of a user to clip toe nails of the user. The adjustable nail clipper comprises a support leg assembly, a hollow shaft, a handle, a clipper head with cutting blades, and a foot rest. The hollow shaft extends from an upper end of the support leg assembly, and the handle is attached to the hollow shaft. The clipper head is attached proximal to a bottom end of the hollow shaft, and the cutting blades of the clipper head are actuated via a clipping lever attached to the hollow shaft. The foot rest is pivotally connected to the hollow shaft, and positioned frontally to the clipper head. The foot rest is configured to receive and support the foot of the user seated on a chair, and to allow the user to clip each toe nail after aligning each toe nail between the cutting blades.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a device for clipping toe nails. Moreparticularly, the present invention relates to an adjustable nailclipper which is configured as a stand, where the user can clip the toenails from a seated position.

BACKGROUND

Conventionally, toe nails are clipped using hand held nail-clipperswhich range from different sizes and shapes. The hand-held nail-clipperscomprise blades which are pressed down using leverage applied with thefingers of the user, while the hand-held nail-clippers are held in theirhand. A user, whether in a seated position or a standing position, hasto bend down to hold the hand-held nail-clipper near the toe nails, andthen the blades are engaged over each toe nail. Now, the user must applya clipping pressure to press the blades over the toe nail, to clip thetoe nail. Another requirement is that, in addition to the user bendingdown, he/she might also need to bend the leg to get proper access of thetoe nails while clipping the toe nails.

For older users, or users with backpain or similar medical condition, itmight be difficult for them to bend down and position the toe nails incontact with the hand-held nail-clippers. Overweight users also face thesimilar difficulty where they are unable to bend down properly, and evenif they do, it requires a lot of effort to do so. Currently, there areno nail-clippers in the market which helps the users to avoid theprocess of bending down to clip their toe nails. Therefore, there is aneed for an adjustable nail clipping device which can be used while theusers are seated on a chair in an upright position. The device shouldalso help users with back pain, or who are slightly overweight, whichreduces their ability to easily bend down to cut their toe nails. Thedevice should also help users who suffer from problems related togiddiness, where they tend to fall over while bending over for too longto cut their toe nails.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The adjustable nail clipper addresses the issues raised in thebackground section, and provides solution for the same. The adjustablenail clipper is configured to support a foot of a user to clip toe nailsof the user. The adjustable nail clipper comprises a support legassembly, a hollow shaft, a handle, a clipper head with cutting blades,and a foot rest. The hollow shaft extends from an upper end of thesupport leg assembly, and the handle is attached to the hollow shaft.The clipper head is attached proximal to a bottom end of the hollowshaft, and the cutting blades of the clipper head are actuated via aclipping lever attached to the handle. The foot rest is pivotallyconnected to the hollow shaft, and positioned frontally to the clipperhead. The foot rest receives and supports the foot of the user who isseated on a chair, and allows the user to clip each toe nail afteraligning each toe nail between the cutting blades.

In an embodiment, the handle is attached at an upper end of the hollowshaft, and the clipping lever is positioned at one end of the handle.Therefore, the user can actuate the clipping lever with their hands froma seated position in front of the adjustable nail clipper. In anembodiment, the adjustable nail clipper further comprises a linkagemember connected between the clipping lever and the cutting blades. Thelinkage member is pulled to engage the cutting blades on each toe nailwhen the clipping lever is actuated by the user. In an embodiment, thelinkage member is a metallic rope. In an embodiment, the adjustable nailclipper further comprises a spring element attached along the length ofthe linkage member, and the spring element increases the actuationpressure on the clipping lever.

In an embodiment, the pivotal connection of the foot rest on the hollowshaft allows the user to move the rested foot in either a frontal,rearward, or sideward direction. In an embodiment, the hollow shaft isconfigured to rotate along a linear axis of the hollow shaft, and therotation of the hollow shaft allows the user to position the foot from avariety of seating positions on the chair. In an embodiment, theadjustable nail clipper further comprises a stirrup member attached to afrontal section of the foot rest, and the stirrup member is configuredto steadily secure the foot of the user on the foot rest. In anembodiment, the support leg assembly is a tripod stand.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A exemplarily illustrates a front perspective view of theadjustable nail clipper.

FIG. 1B exemplarily illustrates a side perspective view of theadjustable nail clipper.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1A exemplarily illustrates a front perspective view of theadjustable nail clipper 100, and FIG. 1B exemplarily illustrates a sideperspective view of the adjustable nail clipper 100. The primary purposeof the adjustable nail clipper 100 is to help users to cut their toenails, while the users are seated on a chair in an upright position. Theadjustable nail clipper 100 also helps users with back pain, or who areslightly overweight, which reduces their ability to easily bend down tocut their toe nails. Some users also suffer from problems related togiddiness. Giddiness might cause users to fall over while bending overfor too long to cut their toe nails. The adjustable nail clipper 100supports the foot of a user to clip the toe nails of the user. Theadjustable nail clipper 100 is generally a T-shaped frame work supportedby a support leg assembly 101, and comprises a hollow shaft 102, ahandle 103, a clipper head 109 with cutting blades 110, and a foot rest105. In an embodiment, the support leg assembly 101 is, for example, atripod stand. The hollow shaft 102 extends from an upper end 101 a ofthe support leg assembly 101, and the handle 103 is attached to thehollow shaft 102. The handle 103 is a rubber gripped handle 103 which isrotatable, and which helps the user to firmly grip the handle 103 whileusing the adjustable nail clipper 100.

The clipper head 109 is attached proximal to a bottom end 102 a of thehollow shaft 102, and the cutting blades 110 of the clipper head 109 areactuated via a clipping lever 104 attached to the handle 103. Theclipper head 109 is, for example, a toe adjustable nail clipper 100which is modified to be actuated by the clipping lever 104. In anembodiment, the adjustable nail clipper 100 further comprises a linkagemember 106 connected between the clipping lever 104 and the cuttingblades 110. The linkage member 106 is pulled to engage the cuttingblades 110 on each toe nail when the clipping lever 104 is actuated bythe user. The linkage member 106 is, for example, a metallic rope. Themetallic rope is connected from the clipping lever 104, and then it ispulled through the hollow shaft 102 to be connected to the cuttingblades 110. When the user presses the clipping lever 104, the metallicrope is pulled to engage the cutting blades 110 over the toe nailpositioned there between.

The foot rest 105 is pivotally connected to the hollow shaft 102, andpositioned frontally to the clipper head 109. The foot rest 105 receivesand supports the foot of the user who is seated on the chair, and allowsthe user to clip each toe nail after aligning each toe nail between thecutting blades 110. The user can be seated on a chair while he/she istrying to clip their toe nails. The user is first required to placehis/her foot on the foot rest 105, and then the foot is secured on astirrup member 108. The stirrup member 108 is attached to a frontalsection of the foot rest 105, and the stirrup member 108 is configuredto steadily secure the foot of the user on the foot rest 105. In anembodiment, the pivotal connection of the foot rest 105 on the hollowshaft 102, allows the user to move the rested foot in either a frontal,rearward, or sideward direction. The pivotal connection helps the userto move the foot along a significant angle of rotation, for example,almost 90 percentage (%) of the total rotary angle. Therefore, thepivotal connection allows a high degree of freedom of rotation. If theuser wants to clip the toe nails at a certain angle owing to the shapeof the toe nail, or for aesthetic purpose, the adjustable nail clipper100 provides the user the maximum freedom of movement and rotation thatis required to achieve the same.

In an embodiment, the handle 103 is attached at an upper end 102 b ofthe hollow shaft 102, and the clipping lever 104 is positioned at oneend 103 a of the handle 103. The positioning of the clipping lever 104at this one end 103 a of the handle 103 allows the user tosimultaneously hold the handle 103 as well as provide the actuationpressure on the clipping lever 104. Therefore, the user can actuate theclipping lever 104 with hands from a seated position in front of theadjustable nail clipper 100. This way the user can steadily apply theclipping pressure on the toe nail. To adjust the pressure on theclipping lever 104, a spring element 107 is attached along the length ofthe linkage member 106, and the spring element 107 increases theactuation pressure on the clipping lever 104. The spring element 107 isconnected within the hollow shaft 102, and is easily replaceable if thespring tension is lost over periodic use, since the handle 103 and thehollow shaft 102 can be easily disassembled to remove the spring element107.

In an embodiment, the hollow shaft 102 is configured to rotate along alinear axis of the hollow shaft 102, and the rotation of the hollowshaft 102 allows the user to position the foot from a variety of seatingpositions on the chair. The hollow shaft 102 is also configured torotate on its axis, which provides the user with extra adjustmentoptions in addition to the pivotally connected foot rest 105. The usercan place his/her foot on the foot rest 105, and since the foot rest 105is pivotally connected and in joint operation along with the rotatablehollow shaft 102, the user can easily position his/her toe nail in anydesired orientation with minimum adjustments.

The foregoing examples have been provided merely for the purpose ofexplanation and are in no way to be construed as limiting of the presentconcept disclosed herein. While the concept has been described withreference to various embodiments, it is understood that the words, whichhave been used herein, are words of description and illustration, ratherthan words of limitation. Further, although the concept has beendescribed herein with reference to particular means, materials, andembodiments, the concept is not intended to be limited to theparticulars disclosed herein; rather, the concept extends to allfunctionally equivalent structures, methods and uses, such as are withinthe scope of the appended claims. Those skilled in the art, having thebenefit of the teachings of this specification, may affect numerousmodifications thereto and changes may be made without departing from thescope and spirit of the concept in its aspects.

I claim:
 1. An adjustable nail clipper configured to support a foot of auser to clip toe nails of the user, the adjustable nail clippercomprising; a support leg assembly; a hollow shaft extending from anupper end of the support leg assembly, wherein a handle is attached tothe hollow shaft; a clipper head attached proximal to a bottom end ofthe hollow shaft, wherein a set of cutting blades of the clipper headare actuated via a clipping lever attached to the handle; and a footrest pivotally connected to the hollow shaft, and positioned frontallyto the clipper head, wherein the foot rest is configured to receive andsupport the foot of the user seated on a chair, and to allow the user toclip each toe nail after aligning each toe nail between the cuttingblades.
 2. The adjustable nail clipper of claim 1, wherein the handle isattached at an upper end of the hollow shaft, and the clipping lever ispositioned at one end of the handle, wherein the user can actuate theclipping lever with hands from a seated position in front of theadjustable nail clipper.
 3. The adjustable nail clipper of claim 2,further comprising a linkage member connected between the clipping leverand the cutting blades, wherein the linkage member is pulled to engagethe cutting blades on each toe nail when the clipping lever is actuatedby the user.
 4. The adjustable nail clipper of claim 3, wherein thelinkage member is a metallic rope.
 5. The adjustable nail clipper ofclaim 3, further comprising a spring element attached along the lengthof the linkage member, wherein the spring element is configured toincrease the actuation pressure on the clipping lever.
 6. The adjustablenail clipper of claim 1, wherein the pivotal connection of the foot reston the hollow shaft allows the user to move the rested foot in one offrontal, rearward, and sideward direction.
 7. The adjustable nailclipper of claim 1, wherein the hollow shaft is configured to rotatealong a linear axis of the hollow shaft, wherein the rotation of thehollow shaft allows the user to position the foot from a variety ofseating positions on the chair.
 8. The adjustable nail clipper of claim1, further comprising a stirrup member attached to a frontal section ofthe foot rest, wherein the stirrup member is configured to steadilysecure the foot of the user on the foot rest.
 9. The adjustable nailclipper of claim 1, wherein the support leg assembly is a tripod stand.